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Smithsonite from
Milltown Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, Derbyshire, England, UK

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Milltown Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, Derbyshire, England, UK
© Steve Rust
Description
Habit:Botryoidal, rice grain like crystals
Colour:Colourless to brown, to pale yellow
Quality of samples:not specified / average specimens
Rarity at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Wet Chemical
References
References:[Rust, S. Seltene Mineralien aus dem Steinbruch Milltown bei Ashover LAPIS Mineralienmagazin 1994, 12, p.13-17, 58]
Associated minerals:
Associates:Ashoverite
Calcite
Cerussite
Fluorite
Greenockite
Hemimorphite
Hydrozincite
Litharge
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smithsonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Milltown Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, Derbyshire, England, UK
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